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Least affordable housing, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 3.1. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Abbeville County, SC, up 18 places to #17.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Charleston County, SCSC436,2005.5+103%

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,4335.3+43%

03▲2Jasper County, SCSC38,5335.0+103%

04Horry County, SCSC427,5514.3+42%

05▼2Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.2+62%

06Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974.2+77%

07Lancaster County, SCSC114,2964.2+115%

08▲1York County, SCSC306,8874.1+79%

09▲1Greenville County, SCSC583,1253.9+72%

10▲3Richland County, SCSC434,9563.8+55%

11▼3Oconee County, SCSC83,7753.8+71%

12▼1Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.8+67%

13▲1Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.7+56%

14▲3Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8573.5+76%

15▲1Anderson County, SCSC219,9303.5+68%

16▼4Greenwood County, SCSC70,3793.4+61%

17▲18Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363.4+82%

18Darlington County, SCSC62,8883.3+53%

19▲9Kershaw County, SCSC73,1663.2+48%

20▲5Colleton County, SCSC39,3823.2+41%

21▲9Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.2+49%

22▼7Aiken County, SCSC181,5153.1+52%

23▼4Florence County, SCSC138,5043.1+36%

24▼2Lexington County, SCSC317,5883.0+34%

25▲7McCormick County, SCSC10,2153.0+49%

26▲13Chester County, SCSC33,0013.0+73%

27▲7Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433.0+20%

28▲3Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.0+67%

29▲11Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.9+62%

30▼6Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.9+16%

31▼5Saluda County, SCSC19,6802.9+34%

32▼11Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.8+49%

33▼10Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.8+36%

34▼7Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.8+22%

35▼15Marion County, SCSC28,2422.6+8%

36▼7Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.5+2%

37▲6Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.5+4%

38▲6Union County, SCSC26,7992.5+43%

39▼1Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.4+15%

40▲2Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402.4+20%

41▲5Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.4−11%

42▼9Lee County, SCSC15,7302.3+1%

43▼7Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532.3+21%

44▼3Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.3−1%

45Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.2−12%

46▼9Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.8−17%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES